Gen Bernard Montgomery was the senior British General at D-Day.
There were many, many Generals at D-Day. I would estimate that over 50 General officers of the British, American and Canadian forces were on France by nightfall of D-Day.
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces on D-Day was General Dwight Eisenhower, however he delegated Area command to General Bernard Montgomerey for the British and Canadian Forces, and to General Omar Bradley for American Forces.
Planning of D Day was done by a committee set up by British Lt. General Frederick Morgan. This started in May 1943.
Bernard MontgomeryAnswerBernard Montgomery was the Allied Ground Forces Commander for the entireity of the Normandy Campaign. As such he was in command of the entire Allied effort on land. This means that under him were not only the British and Commonwealth troops but also the American troops.Commanding the British and Commonwealth force during D-Day and the Normandy Campaign in its entirity was General Miles Dempsey.
At start of D-Day, Britain had 60,000 Soldiers. During D-Day It is estimated that 57,500 British troops survived,, the meant that around 2,500 British troops were killed in D-Day.
us general eisenhower and british general montgemry
British General Bernard Montgomery was in overall command of Allied forces on D-Day
There were many, many Generals at D-Day. I would estimate that over 50 General officers of the British, American and Canadian forces were on France by nightfall of D-Day.
General Omar Bradley was in charge of the US landings. General Bernard Montgomery was in charge of the British and Canadian landings.
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces on D-Day was General Dwight Eisenhower, however he delegated Area command to General Bernard Montgomerey for the British and Canadian Forces, and to General Omar Bradley for American Forces.
Planning of D Day was done by a committee set up by British Lt. General Frederick Morgan. This started in May 1943.
D-Day was planned by a committee named COSSAC, led by British General Sir Frederick Morgan. They started work over a year before the event took place.
Omar Bradley led the Americans, Bernard Montgomery led the British
Most of the soldiers fighting on D-Day were British.
Winston Churchill played virtually no part in planning D-Day. The planning was done by an Allied forces committee led by British General Frederick Morgan.Winston Churchill played virtually no part in planning D-Day. The planning was done by an Allied forces committee led by British General Frederick Morgan.
Gen Bernard Montgomery led the British troops on D-Day.
General Eisenhower was the head of the entire planning of D-Day.